Barbra Streisand has finally finished her memoir, My Name is Barbra, which will be published on Nov. 7 via Viking. Per a page for the book on the Viking website, the memoir will find Streisand recounting the totality of her life and career, “from growing up in Brooklyn to her …
Read More »Death Toll Rises in Turkey and Syria As Winter Weathers Hinder Earthquake Rescue Efforts
The death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed to over 5,000 while rescue efforts have been hindered by freezing temperatures one day after two massive earthquakes hit near Gaziantep in southern Turkey. As The New York Times reported Tuesday, Feb. 7, at least 3,700 people are dead in Turkey …
Read More »Turkey and Syria Earthquakes: Where to Donate and How to Help
As buildings collapsed under the weight of infrastructural damage following two massive earthquakes in Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, Feb. 6, thousands were left dead, with others trapped beneath the rubble as the death toll continues to rise steadily. At the time of publication, at least 5,000 people are …
Read More »The State of the Union Is in Flux. How Will Biden Address It Tonight?
President Joe Biden will deliver the annual State of the Union address tonight from the Capitol. It will be Biden’s first major national address under a divided Congress, with newly empowered House Republicans working to paint the president and his family as weak, corrupt, and anti-American ahead of a potential …
Read More »Hollywood Is Hell in Tim Blake Nelson's Debut Novel, 'City of Blows'
It should come as no surprise that character actor Tim Blake Nelson — who led the western anthology film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and played the unforgettable Looking Glass in the HBO series Watchmen — has written a novel. After all, he’s always been the bookish one on set. …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Rivals Adele's Vocals in New 'Set Fire to the Rain' Cover
Only a vocalist like Kelly Clarkson can do a song like Adele‘s “Set Fire to the Rain” justice. On Tuesday’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the beloved singer and TV host sang a rockier rendition of the Adele classic. Backed by her My Band Y’all, Clarkson hit Adele’s song …
Read More »Why 'The Black Guy Dies First' in Horror Movies
When there is a Black principal actor in a scary movie, we all know what their fate entails. Enter Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman and vet movie critic Mark H. Harris, who have made it their duty to hunt down the controversial cultural schisms in horror cinema from 1968 on …
Read More »Well, Trump Is Now Suggesting Ron DeSantis Is a Pedophile
Donald Trump recently has been ramping up his attacks on Ron DeSantis ahead of a potential 2024 Republican primary showdown. We’re not going to lie, we figured it take the former president a least a few more months before he started accusing the Florida governor of pedophilia. Trump has been …
Read More »Charlie Thomas, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer of The Drifters, Dead at 85
Charlie Thomas, who was known for R&B hits like “There Goes My Baby”and “Under the Boardwalk” with the Drifters, died on Jan. 31 at the age of 85. His friend, singer Peter Lemongello Jr., said the cause was liver cancer, the New York Times confirmed Monday. Thomas was inducted into …
Read More »GOP's Hunter Biden Obsession Enters Overdrive With 'Twitter Files' Hearing
House Republicans have made clear they intend to do everything they can to cast President Biden as the ringleader of a global crime racket that he’s now using the White House to facilitate. The House Oversight Committee, led by a guy who just a few days ago wondered if the …
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